As soon as Disaster Star left, Song Heping imdiately pulled out a satellite phone to call Duke of Thunder.
"Captain Lei, fuck your grandfather!"
No sooner had he spoken than Duke of Thunder was taken aback on the other end.
"God damn it, there's a whole Seal Team here, why was there no ntion of this in the intel you provided?"
Duke of Thunder was left dumbfounded by the swearing.
It had never occurred to him that he would be cursed by soldiers he had trained.
When did anyone dare to curse him before?
This was truly a first experience like a shy girl on her wedding sedan.
"Seal?"
But Duke of Thunder was still an excellent commander. Song Heping's motherfucking wasn't the point, the focus was on his ntion of the Seal.
"That's right! A whole Seal squad. I took out two of them in ngdan Town—thought it was just those two with Joyce, but then a whole team followed! My n are now ambushed 12 kiloters north of ngdan Town in the mountains, one of my teammates is critically injured and his fate is unknown! What the hell is wrong with your intel departnt! You almost got killed, do you understand! Better off relying on my company's intel personnel! I should have used my own network!"
Song Heping's heart was ablaze with fury, and his words naturally were not polite.
To hell with so forr instructor or colonel; that was in the past. Now with Grey Wolf's life on the line, unsure if he could even be saved, and not knowing whether he would make it through this crisis himself, cursing was the least of his worries.
"This..."
Duke of Thunder was left dumbfounded by the swearing.
Song Heping was not one to joke.
This, Duke of Thunder knew well.
If he said there was trouble on his end, it certainly ant there was trouble.
"What do you need to do now?"
"I'm about to risk my life. If I succeed, I'll send two brothers to head north with the wounded first, and I'll stay behind with another person. But, getting the injured out for dozens of kiloters I'm sure won't be safe. The Civilian Military here are all in pursuit of us; you must help out!"
"Just say it! The responsibility is mine, whatever you need, I'll help!" Duke of Thunder was forthright, not shirking.
"Send one of your squads across the border to et my n and the injured, arrange a helicopter at the border, and get them to the hospital for treatnt imdiately!"
Song Heping was straightforward, directly stating his request.
"Cross-border..."
Duke of Thunder hesitated slightly, but Song Heping snapped again, "Captain Lei! You owe this!"
Duke of Thunder jolted, then nodded imdiately: "Okay, I agree. I'll lead the team personally, leaving right now. I'm currently in Jinghong, and I'll head straight to your border crossing. Tell your n not to panic, I'm coming personally!"
Hearing Duke of Thunder would personally lead the team eased Song Heping's mind imdiately.
As long as they could save Grey Wolf and get him evacuated, they would be safe.
There's no doubt about the combat strength of Unit 203. As long as they promise to assist in the crossing, sending several battalions of the Civilian Military would be futile.
"Alright, enough talk, I've got a man to save!"
Ending the call, Song Heping scanned the area in front of him.
The triple junction was just over a hundred ters away, where several trucks were parked, with Wu Tunqin and so Civilian Military soldiers hiding there.
And Grey Wolf's location was on the dirt road to the left of the triple junction.
Song Heping himself was on the right hillside.
Then he looked towards the south of the triple junction.
Seal Team was definitely ambushing there, probably closing in on White Bear's position by now, with the sniper certainly a few hundred ters behind them.
As to the exact distance and location, Song Heping did not know.
If the enemy was Seal, their sniper rifles would surely be fitted with silencers.
No wonder White Bear couldn't pin down the enemy's position earlier.
Neither he nor Hunter could pick up anything unusual in the sound of gunfire.
Typically, the Seal would use M24 sniper rifles.
Their sound is very distinctive and quite different from a rifle.
The reason they had not noticed them before must be the silencer. The sound of firing would then be slightly muted beneath the previous gunfight's noise, making it easier for them to remain concealed.
Song Heping initially retreated to the reverse slope of the right hillside. Here, by sticking to the hillside and taking cover in the bushes and trees, it would be hard for the Seal at the south of the triple junction to spot him.
They were probably all focused on Grey Wolf's position right now.
That was the left mountain road.
This gave him a chance.
But it wasn't enough.
Moving along the reverse slope of the hillside, Song Heping slowly approached the triple junction, then cautiously hunkered down near the junction, hiding behind a rock.
Another ten plus ters forward, and he would have cleared the reverse slope. Running twenty ters downhill would take him to the dirt path at the foot of the hill.
At the foot of the hill was the triple junction, re tens of ters from a few vehicles.
Now the total distance from him to the vehicles was only a bit more than fifty ters.
The vehicles were parked side by side, with about three ters between each.
Song Heping's plan was to charge the first vehicle and take out a few Civilian Military soldiers.
If he accomplished that, the rest would depend on the quickness of his actions.
Otherwise, if the sniper saw an opportunity to rescue Grey Wolf, he would certainly offer him a "peanut" first and send him packing.
This timing had to be managed impeccably.
"Hunter, you guys listen up! Listen carefully!"
He took a deep breath.
"I'm on the right hillside. I'm going to rush towards the first vehicle soon. The Seal sniper will certainly take aim at . When that happens, you keep your eyes sharp. Spot where the sniper is, Disaster Star, Hunter, as soon as you find the sniper's position, hit him hard. Even if you can't kill him, force him to change position imdiately. We have to coordinate perfectly; we only have one chance!"
"Boss, have you gone mad?!"
It was clear that Hunter was shocked.
"That's a Seal sniper. Running out in the open for dozens of ters, your chances of survival are less than five percent!"
"Quit your yapping, do you have a way to save Grey Wolf, huh? Speak up! Your turn!"
He silenced Hunter right then and there.
Song Heping asked, "How's Grey Wolf doing?"
White Bear said, "He's not dead; I saw him moving, just bleeding a lot! I'm afraid he won't hold on much longer! We must stop the bleeding imdiately! But there's no hospital here!"
"Don't panic!" Song Heping said, "After we retrieve Grey Wolf, you and Disaster Star make a simple stretcher and carry him while retreating. Seal and Hunter will cover our rear. People from across the border are already on their way. I'll send them your GPS coordinates, they'll use that to find you! You guys just focus on retreating, leave the rest to Hunter and ."
Hearing that Song Heping had arranged for backup, the group guessed it must be China's Special Forces and instantly felt at ease.
"Boss, be careful!"
White Bear couldn't help but remind Song Heping.
Song Heping said, "You've seen how tough I am. The fortune-teller said I was too tough the mont I was born, that I'm most suited for life-threatening jobs!"
While speaking, he crawled to the edge of the hillside.
Now, just by showing his head, he could see the three-way intersection at the bottom of the hill.
Song Heping pulled out a signal burning stick from his bag, pulled the ring, and hurled it down the hill, quickly followed by a second throw.
Signal burning sticks are used for marking and guiding, most commonly seen when guiding airplane landings or to mark one's position for friend-or-foe identification.
The two burning sticks flew into the air and suddenly lit up in the dark night.
Pop—
Pop—
Bright red lights illuminated the surroundings like flares, slowly falling towards the ground.
In the distance, Harold saw two streams of light shooting up.
"Andy!"
He was calling out to the sniper.
At this point, Seal Team's full attention was focused on the mountain path to the left, staring intently at White Bear and Grey Wolf's location.
They hadn't expected an anomaly to suddenly appear from the right.
By the ti they turned their guns around, Song Heping had already dashed to the bottom of the hill.
Several trucks were blocking Harold's line of sight.
Sniper Andy, however, could see Song Heping. His position was high up, about four hundred ters behind the trucks.
He swiftly aid his scope at Song Heping, the crosshair instantly landing on Song Heping's torso as his finger began to gently squeeze the trigger, starting to shoot.
Just at this critical mont, one of the signal burning sticks fell, landing exactly in front of Song Heping on the ground.
In Andy's scope, there was only brightness, unable to distinguish people from scenery, just light...
Song Heping sprinted towards the trucks with the fastest speed of his life.
Andy still pulled the trigger.
Bang—
A 7.62 caliber warhead flew out of the chamber, hurtling straight at Song Heping.
Whoosh—
Song Heping felt sothing explode by his ear, as the bullet grazed the area near his neck.
He could feel the disturbance in the air caused by the bullet's trajectory, even a warm burning sensation, causing all the hairs on his body to stand on end.
After firing a bullet, Andy swiftly cycled his bolt to eject the spent case and load a new round, then aid...
Although the burning stick on the ground continued to burn, Song Heping had already rushed out more than ten ters, barely affected by the light interference anymore.
Andy aid at Song Heping again...
Just then, another dazzling light flashed in his scope.
Song Ping had run next to the second signal burning stick.
The two burning sticks he threw, one after another, were calculated and very precise.
Song Heping could thank the precision throwing training he received in the military for his accuracy, or else he wouldn't have achieved this level.
Andy clenched his teeth and pulled the trigger again.
Take the gamble!
It shouldn't be too far off!
Now it's a matter of whether he's luckier or the kid sprinting ahead is luckier!
Andy had never encountered soone like this before.
He had never seen anyone so desperate or anyone who could throw signal burning sticks with such accuracy.
Too precise in calculation...
Bang—
The second bullet left the chamber.
This ti, Song Heping felt sothing pass through the back of his tactical vest.
But he couldn't afford to care too much and kept running.
Just then, Harold and the others had also moved into attacking position, raising their guns to shoot at Song Heping.
Bang bang bang—
Simultaneously, as their gunshots rang out, Hunter had also taken action.
His SVD sniper rifle had locked onto Andy, and he pulled the trigger at the Seal Sniper.
Bang—
At the sa ti, Disaster Star's PKM machine gun began to rattlingly scream with joy.
Bullets poured down like rain on the woods where Harold and his n were located.
Although he couldn't see all of them, the advantage of a machine gun is blind fire and suppression.
Both sides suddenly turned the fight into a complete ss.
White Bear wasn't idle; he had already put down his machine gun, eating for the two sides to engage. Once Disaster Star's machine gun began suppression, he imdiately darted towards where Grey Wolf lay.
Song Heping had already reached the first truck. Without even catching his breath, he spotted a shoe under the front wheel.
Almost without any ti to think, Song Heping instinctively raised his gun and shot two burst fires at the unlucky foot.
Bang bang—
"Aah—"
A Civilian Military soldier fell forward, collapsing right in front of the truck's wheel, exposed under Song Heping's gunpoint.
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